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St. John: The least valuable customer in Nevada

Robert St. John says for years he had Las Vegas all wrong. The cooking and the service in that town . . .

Magnolia hospital receives first CON exemption under new Small Community Hospital Pilot Program

Beacham Memorial Hospital can now convert to acute care site, State Health Officer tells Mississippi State Board of Health. The . . .

Winford Dewayne Buckman

Winford Dewayne Buckman, 64, of Enterprise, Mississippi, passed away on July 12, 2026, in Clarke County, Mississippi. Dewayne was born . . .

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St. John: The least valuable customer in Nevada
By ROBERT ST. JOHN
Tue,07/14/26-3:56PM , 188 Reads 4,087 Statewide
Robert St. John says for years he had Las Vegas all wrong. The cooking and the service in that town right now are as good as anywhere in America.

I was married by an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas.

His name was Norm.
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Members of the Mississippi House gather for a special legislative session at the Old Capitol in Jackson on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Senate sends youth court overhaul to House after late-night debate in special session
By TAYLOR VANCE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/16/26-2:02PM , 18 Reads 216 Statewide
The House is expected on Thursday to take up a measure to overhaul the state’s youth court system, after the Senate passed it late Wednesday night in a special session of the Mississippi Legislature called by Gov.
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Don’t give in on mobile sports betting
Wed,07/15/26-9:56PM , 399 Reads 4,785 Statewide
It’s unclear what prompted Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to weigh in last week on mobile sports betting.

Whatever the reasons, what he said was correct.

Expanding the enterprise in Mississippi would be a mistake, producing more headaches and less revenue than acknowledged by proponents.
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Mississippi teachers say new state-mandated process for buying classroom supplies is ‘insane, cumbersome, frustrating’
By DEVNA BOSE - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/16/26-12:38PM , 26 Reads 814 Statewide
“This is what happens when teachers aren’t asked to sit at the tables where crucial decisions are being made,” one teacher said about how the state is processing money for classroom supplies.
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